Published: Tuesday 4th March, 2008 | Author: Matt Davey
Companies: Thermaltake (All Thermaltake content)
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It's a refrigerated system that's still very much at the concept stage. But Thermaltake hopes to use its research to push niche solutions out into the mass market.
A simple condenser - with fan - is mounted where the chassis' rear fan would normally go. This connects to an expansion valve from where cooled liquid passes up to the CPU plate. The liquid moves on into a reduced-sized compressor before returning to the condenser to start the process again.
With copper running throughout the system, though, different configurations will be needed to suit differing motherboard layouts. And that appears to cause big problems for Thermaltake's plan to take this system into the mass market.
The company's trying to figure out how to get around that problem but, right now, even slight variations between motherboard layouts could undermine the whole idea.
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thats the logistical nightmare they are having with the system :P
I would call it more than a nightmare. Seen as the user would have to vacuum the system and then repressurize it with r134a gas themselves.Quote
Still, a clever idea and one to keep an eye on. I'm actually surprised no one thried this earlier.Quote
And if it sounded like a fridge then that would be too noisey for my liking.
Still, a clever idea and one to keep an eye on. I'm actually surprised no one thried this earlier.
What do you mean?
You mean phase change units built into cases or phase change units in general...? As the latter have been around for ages.Quote
I showed this to my boss - he said 'why not just put the whole computer in a fridge...' :)
What and take out the beer? Typical management thinking that.
This is interesting but they need flexible hose to fit ANY motherboard. I would consider replacing my watercooling with something like this if:
a: it does a gpu too
b: it's quiet - i'm guessing this will have lots of compressor noise aka a fridge?Quote
What and take out the beer? Typical management thinking that.
This is interesting but they need flexible hose to fit ANY motherboard. I would consider replacing my watercooling with something like this if:
a: it does a gpu too
b: it's quiet - i'm guessing this will have lots of compressor noise aka a fridge?
it won't ne quiet. That thing on CPU ad GPU wouldn't be that good tbh. Would get better temps and more silence with watercooling.Quote
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